Futureboare IO for Makecode Arcade

This extension provides a set of blocks to interact with the Futureboard peripheral for Makecode Arcade.

How to use

Upgrading the firmware of Futureboard lite

1. Download the firmware from the releases page

2. Double press the reset button on the Futureboard lite to enter the bootloader mode. The RGB led will turn green. And there will be a new drive called UF2_Future on your computer.

3. Copy the firmware file to the UF2_Future drive. The RGB led will turn red and then green again when the firmware is successfully flashed.

Enable the VM Device in Makecode Arcade

• Go to Settings -> About -> Experimental and enable the Experimental hardware option.

Select the VM target in the hardware section before downloading games.

After that, you can download any arcade game to the Futureboard lite. The file extension should be .pxt64.

Load the extension in Makecode Arcade

• Click on the Extensions button and enter the github url of this repository.

https://github.com/KittenBot/pxt-futureboard.git

Have fun! Any feedback is welcome!